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An animal; a beast.
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A brutal, crude, or insensitive person.
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Of or relating to beasts; animal: "None of the brute creation requires more than food and shelter” ( Henry David Thoreau).
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Characteristic of a brute, especially:
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Entirely physical: brute force.
(adjective)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.